Non-surgical Baldness Treatments Rated Ineffective by Most Patients

Only 27% of men who used Propecia (finasteride) said it was “very” effective. Finasteride is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor used to treat prostate enlargement symptoms and baldness. Finasteride has 2 trade names: Propecia for baldness and Proscar for BPH.

Over-the-counter minoxidil (Rogaine) is applied directly to the scalp and is the only hair regrowth drug approved for use by women. Just 4% of respondents said it was very effective, with 43% of users saying it was not effective at all.

Only 2% of men surveyed underwent hair transplants; but of these, 49% were either very or completely satisfied with the results of their surgery, the poll shows.


Minoxodil at Costco.

References:

Survey: Most Baldness Treatments Don't Work. WebMD.
Widely used baldness drug finasteride (Propecia) boosts hair growth in men, but 1 in 80 may develop ED http://goo.gl/6lmd

Experts Answers on Alopecia and Hair Loss - NYTimes.com http://goo.gl/Oplfw

Drugs that "shrink prostate" and treat baldness (5-alpha-reductase inhibitors) may have sexual side effects that persist after stopping them, WebMD, 2011.
The Search for a Baldness Cure: Vitamin D to Coax Dormant Follicles to Grow Hair http://goo.gl/82s4a

Image source: Finasteride, Wikipedia, public domain.

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"Ah... so you are supposed to rub it on the scalp... I've been drinking it all these years, no wonder it has had no effect"

New treatments for type 2 diabetes

It is urgent for new treatment for type 2 diabetes strategies.

Some new approaches include:

Long-acting (E.g. once a week), peptide 1 receptor of post prandial improvement of insulin secretion, excessive production of glucagon and promotion of saturation decrease agonists of the glucagon-like

Inhibitor of Dipeptidylpeptidase Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), which has the effect of strengthening the endogenous Incretin hormones

Inhibitors of the sodium glucose Kotransporter, to increase the renal elimination of glucose

Inhibitors of 11beta,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4,16-triene-3,20-Dione-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1, the effects of glucocorticoids on liver and fat reduction

-Insulina Liberación Glucokinase activators and pancreatic-g - acid protein-bound Grasos acido receptor agonists, antagonists of glucagon receptors and metabolic inhibitors of liver glucose production are also being studied.


Figure 1 action for the DPP-4 inhibitor. Please note that inactive normal DPP-4 of GLP-1. DPP-4 inhibitors block DPP-4, which in turn, GLP-1 active until late. Click on the image for a larger view. Made with ●capacitar. The Charter of action of DPP-4 inhibitors is now in Wikipedia.

References:

Management of type 2 diabetes: new and future advances in treatment. The Lancet, volume 378 9786-, s. 182-197, July 9, 2011.

Google + comments:

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Emily - Lu "early dietary interventions may be the answer to type 2 diabetes." this is correct, but much easier said this fact. I think in general basic education of the patient.

VES DIMOV diet is difficult to apply from the perspective of the patient. Activity was not the expected in the most recent study reported in the July, 2011 edition of "The Lancet" use magazine.